Thursday was our first day working not only without a leader who actually had a better idea of what we were doing (Saulo), but also the first time we weren’t all together as a team since we first got to Heathrow all those weeks ago! It was slightly strange and a little sad, but we … Continued

Hi everyone, thank you for your continued love, support and prayers! The week from the 18th-24th May was a busy but good week. The Thursday morning brought new challenges for our team when we woke to find we had been burgled overnight. Some money was taken from the boys camping outside, Saulo’s rucksack and about … Continued

One year on from the earthquake that devastated the north-east coast of Ecuador, Latin Link is helping in the reconstruction programme. Just over a year ago, Ecuador was hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. About 660 people died, 25,000 were injured, and many tens of thousands were made homeless. Since then, a rebuilding programme has … Continued

Thursday 11th May was our third full day in Pedernales and we worked some more at the church on a few different jobs – starting a foundation to build a much needed store room, weeding the untidy area around the church, and digging out a foundation for a stone path leading up to the church. … Continued

Neil and Jenny Stewart are working for a local church, Iglesia Biblica Independiente, in Santiago, Chile. Since arriving, they have set up a number of groups linked to the church, aiming to provide services for the community and also increase the presence of the church. Here is a review after six months of service. Since … Continued

Katharine and Dan Harris have recently returned from doing a Stride placement in Ecuador. Here, Katharine looks at some of their work with children at risk, working with Niños con Destino. ‘Childhood is for study and play, not for work’. That’s the slogan of Niños con Destino (Children with a Future), the foundation where we … Continued

Ning Ma, a 27-year-old doctor from Leicester, did a Stride placement at the Hospital Militar in Colombia, experiencing things she would never have done in her entire career in the UK: ‘This afternoon, a 23-year-old soldier came in with his extremities hanging off. I helped amputate his leg in the operating theatre.’ Ning’s latest experience during a … Continued

Tim and Hannah Flatman have been applying the concept of integral mission in Brazil, working alongside a local church and a non-governmental organisation. Mission is not just about saving souls and planting churches. Yes, these are important, but mission is more than that: it’s about joining in with what God is already doing in reconciling … Continued

St Mark’s has supported global mission for many years. Like many churches this was based around giving away ten per cent of church income to overseas mission organisations, holding special mission services, and running a prayer group to pray for the people and organisations we supported. I suspect that like many churches we found it … Continued